diff --git a/dependencies.md b/dependencies.md
index b3cf05c3..880ded10 100644
--- a/dependencies.md
+++ b/dependencies.md
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 | [JUnit Jupiter Params][10]             | [Eclipse Public License v2.0][11] |
 | [Hamcrest][12]                         | [BSD License 3][13]               |
 | [Maven Project Version Getter][50]     | [MIT License][51]                 |
+| [Netty/Handler][56]                    | [Apache License, Version 2.0][57] |
 
 ### Runtime Dependencies
 
@@ -142,9 +143,9 @@
 | [Maven Surefire Plugin][28]                             | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
 | [Versions Maven Plugin][29]                             | [Apache License, Version 2.0][16] |
 | [duplicate-finder-maven-plugin Maven Mojo][30]          | [Apache License 2.0][31]          |
-| [Apache Maven Assembly Plugin][56]                      | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
+| [Apache Maven Assembly Plugin][58]                      | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
 | [Apache Maven JAR Plugin][55]                           | [Apache License, Version 2.0][16] |
-| [Artifact reference checker and unifier][57]            | [MIT License][58]                 |
+| [Artifact reference checker and unifier][59]            | [MIT License][60]                 |
 | [Apache Maven Deploy Plugin][32]                        | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
 | [Apache Maven GPG Plugin][33]                           | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
 | [Apache Maven Source Plugin][34]                        | [Apache License, Version 2.0][16] |
@@ -162,9 +163,9 @@
 | Dependency                                | License               |
 | ----------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
 | [Project keeper core][43]                 | [The MIT License][44] |
-| [Maven Plugin Tools Java Annotations][59] | [Apache-2.0][16]      |
-| [Maven Plugin API][60]                    | [Apache-2.0][16]      |
-| [Maven Core][61]                          | [Apache-2.0][16]      |
+| [Maven Plugin Tools Java Annotations][61] | [Apache-2.0][16]      |
+| [Maven Plugin API][62]                    | [Apache-2.0][16]      |
+| [Maven Core][63]                          | [Apache-2.0][16]      |
 | [error-reporting-java][7]                 | [MIT License][8]      |
 
 ### Test Dependencies
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@
 | [mockito-core][17]                     | [MIT][18]                                      |
 | [Maven Plugin Integration Testing][52] | [MIT License][53]                              |
 | [SLF4J JDK14 Binding][19]              | [MIT License][20]                              |
-| [JaCoCo :: Agent][62]                  | [Eclipse Public License 2.0][39]               |
+| [JaCoCo :: Agent][64]                  | [Eclipse Public License 2.0][39]               |
 
 ### Plugin Dependencies
 
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@
 | [org.sonatype.ossindex.maven:ossindex-maven-plugin][26] | [ASL2][27]                        |
 | [Maven Surefire Plugin][28]                             | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
 | [Versions Maven Plugin][29]                             | [Apache License, Version 2.0][16] |
-| [Maven Plugin Plugin][63]                               | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
+| [Maven Plugin Plugin][65]                               | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
 | [Apache Maven JAR Plugin][55]                           | [Apache License, Version 2.0][16] |
 | [duplicate-finder-maven-plugin Maven Mojo][30]          | [Apache License 2.0][31]          |
 | [Apache Maven Deploy Plugin][32]                        | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@
 | [Apache Maven Source Plugin][34]                        | [Apache License, Version 2.0][16] |
 | [Apache Maven Javadoc Plugin][35]                       | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
 | [Nexus Staging Maven Plugin][36]                        | [Eclipse Public License][37]      |
-| [Apache Maven Dependency Plugin][64]                    | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
+| [Apache Maven Dependency Plugin][66]                    | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
 | [Maven Failsafe Plugin][54]                             | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
 | [JaCoCo :: Maven Plugin][38]                            | [Eclipse Public License 2.0][39]  |
 | [error-code-crawler-maven-plugin][40]                   | [MIT License][41]                 |
@@ -213,12 +214,12 @@
 | Dependency                                | License                                        |
 | ----------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
 | [Project-Keeper shared model classes][43] | [The MIT License][44]                          |
-| [Maven Plugin Tools Java Annotations][59] | [Apache-2.0][16]                               |
-| [Maven Plugin API][60]                    | [Apache-2.0][16]                               |
+| [Maven Plugin Tools Java Annotations][61] | [Apache-2.0][16]                               |
+| [Maven Plugin API][62]                    | [Apache-2.0][16]                               |
 | [error-reporting-java][7]                 | [MIT License][8]                               |
 | [JGit - Core][9]                          | Eclipse Distribution License (New BSD License) |
 | [semver4j][47]                            | [The MIT License][20]                          |
-| [Maven Core][61]                          | [Apache-2.0][16]                               |
+| [Maven Core][63]                          | [Apache-2.0][16]                               |
 
 ### Test Dependencies
 
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@
 | [mockito-core][17]                     | [MIT][18]                                      |
 | [mockito-junit-jupiter][17]            | [MIT][18]                                      |
 | [Maven Plugin Integration Testing][52] | [MIT License][53]                              |
-| [JaCoCo :: Agent][62]                  | [Eclipse Public License 2.0][39]               |
+| [JaCoCo :: Agent][64]                  | [Eclipse Public License 2.0][39]               |
 
 ### Plugin Dependencies
 
@@ -246,14 +247,14 @@
 | [org.sonatype.ossindex.maven:ossindex-maven-plugin][26] | [ASL2][27]                        |
 | [Maven Surefire Plugin][28]                             | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
 | [Versions Maven Plugin][29]                             | [Apache License, Version 2.0][16] |
-| [Maven Plugin Plugin][63]                               | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
+| [Maven Plugin Plugin][65]                               | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
 | [duplicate-finder-maven-plugin Maven Mojo][30]          | [Apache License 2.0][31]          |
 | [Apache Maven Deploy Plugin][32]                        | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
 | [Apache Maven GPG Plugin][33]                           | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
 | [Apache Maven Source Plugin][34]                        | [Apache License, Version 2.0][16] |
 | [Apache Maven Javadoc Plugin][35]                       | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
 | [Nexus Staging Maven Plugin][36]                        | [Eclipse Public License][37]      |
-| [Apache Maven Dependency Plugin][64]                    | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
+| [Apache Maven Dependency Plugin][66]                    | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
 | [Maven Failsafe Plugin][54]                             | [Apache-2.0][16]                  |
 | [JaCoCo :: Maven Plugin][38]                            | [Eclipse Public License 2.0][39]  |
 | [error-code-crawler-maven-plugin][40]                   | [MIT License][41]                 |
@@ -342,12 +343,14 @@
 [53]: https://github.com/exasol/maven-plugin-integration-testing/blob/main/LICENSE
 [54]: https://maven.apache.org/surefire/maven-failsafe-plugin/
 [55]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-jar-plugin/
-[56]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/
-[57]: https://github.com/exasol/artifact-reference-checker-maven-plugin/
-[58]: https://github.com/exasol/artifact-reference-checker-maven-plugin/blob/main/LICENSE
-[59]: https://maven.apache.org/plugin-tools/maven-plugin-annotations
-[60]: https://maven.apache.org/ref/3.9.5/maven-plugin-api/
-[61]: https://maven.apache.org/ref/3.9.5/maven-core/
-[62]: https://www.eclemma.org/jacoco/index.html
-[63]: https://maven.apache.org/plugin-tools/maven-plugin-plugin
-[64]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-dependency-plugin/
+[56]: https://netty.io/netty-handler/
+[57]: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+[58]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/
+[59]: https://github.com/exasol/artifact-reference-checker-maven-plugin/
+[60]: https://github.com/exasol/artifact-reference-checker-maven-plugin/blob/main/LICENSE
+[61]: https://maven.apache.org/plugin-tools/maven-plugin-annotations
+[62]: https://maven.apache.org/ref/3.9.5/maven-plugin-api/
+[63]: https://maven.apache.org/ref/3.9.5/maven-core/
+[64]: https://www.eclemma.org/jacoco/index.html
+[65]: https://maven.apache.org/plugin-tools/maven-plugin-plugin
+[66]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-dependency-plugin/
diff --git a/doc/changes/changes_2.9.16.md b/doc/changes/changes_2.9.16.md
index 1c91e732..11ebb263 100644
--- a/doc/changes/changes_2.9.16.md
+++ b/doc/changes/changes_2.9.16.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ This release updates the `dependencies_check.yml` GitHub workflow to use new [se
 #### Test Dependency Updates
 
 * Updated `com.exasol:project-keeper-shared-test-setup:2.9.14` to `2.9.16`
+* Added `io.netty:netty-handler:4.1.100.Final`
 
 ### Project Keeper Maven Plugin
 
diff --git a/project-keeper-cli/pom.xml b/project-keeper-cli/pom.xml
index 084c8570..910968a7 100644
--- a/project-keeper-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/project-keeper-cli/pom.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@
             <artifactId>maven-project-version-getter</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <!-- Vulnerable dependency for testing security-issues workflow -->
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-handler</artifactId>
+            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>
         <plugins>